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New Algorithm Solves NP-Complete Sudoku Efficiently

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

Researchers published an algorithm that solves NP-complete Sudoku puzzles in polynomial time, challenging traditional complexity assumptions. The paper on Zenodo claims to reduce Sudoku to a tractable problem using novel mathematical techniques. If verified, this could have implications for optimization and cryptography.

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